David Speedie

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Glenrothes
Date Of Birth
February 20, 1960
Age
65
Height (cm)
170
Games Played
145
-
Per Game
Games Started
143
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
12710
87.7
Per Game
Goals
35
0.2
Per Game
Assists
13
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

John Sillett spent much of the profits from the 1987 Cup run to sign Speedie in July 1987. Sillett welcomed the Scottish striker by saying that the club record fee of £780,000 meant City were now shopping at Harrods instead of Woolworths. For the next three and half seasons Speedie was a major figure at the club although some argue that he destroyed the team spirit that existed before his arrival. After starting his career at Barnsley it was at Darlington that he started making a name for himself as a goalscorer. Chelsea signed him in 1982 and his partnership with Kerry Dixon helped catapult the Blues to promotion to Division One. In five years he scored 64 goals in 205 games and won five Scottish caps. ‘Speedo’ scored on his City debut against Tottenham but his goalscoring ratio was never prolific. Despite being only 5 feet 7 inches tall he was lethal in the air, using a combination of timing and athleticism to outleap defences. In 1988-89 season he twice scored a hat-trick of headers (against Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday) and in what was his best season he scored memorable chipped goals at Norwich and at home to Wimbledon. The following season injuries meant he was switched to a midfield role and although it was a pity to see him used in this way he won five more caps for his country. A brilliant player on his day, he also had a well-formed sense of injustice and a penchant for exacting random revenge. This undoubtedly restricted his international appearances and probably cost him a place in the 1986 and 1990 World Cup finals.

In 1990 he was involved in an incident with one of the club’s vice-presidents and soon after Terry Butcher’s arrival as manager he was red-carded for verbally abusing a linesman. This, together with the arrival of Butcher probably signalled the end for Speedie but it was a surprise when at 31, he moved to Liverpool for £700,000. His stay at Anfield was short – Graeme Souness’s arrival in April 1991 hastened his departure – and Speedo later played for Blackburn, Southampton, West Ham and Leicester before hanging up his boots in 1994. He is now a football agent.

Hat tricks (2)
1988-89
1 October 1988 v Middlesbrough H
2 January 1989 v Sheffield Wednesday H

Red cards (2)
1989-90
17 January 1990 v Sunderland A, violent conduct, fighting with Gary Bennett
1990-91
1 December 1990 v Crystal Palace A, foul and abusive language

League Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
1989-1990
Coventry City
7
7
543′
1
1
1 (0)
1
1988-1989
Coventry City
3
3
244′
1 (0)
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
180′
15
15
0
1237′
1
0
1
3 (0)
1
0
Football League First Division (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
18
18
1597′
1
1
3 (0)
1989-1990
Coventry City
32
32
2878′
6
8 (0)
4
1988-1989
Coventry City
36
36
3240′
6
14 (0)
5
1987-1988
Coventry City
36
35
1
3066′
8
6 (0)
2
122
121
1
10781′
21
0
1
31 (0)
11
0
FA Cup (England)
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
1
1
122′
4
3
1
302′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
210′
1 (0)
1
3
3
0
300′
0
0
0
1 (0)
1
0
Charity Shield (England)
1987-1988
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
145
143
2
12710′
22
0
2
35 (0)
13
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 5:4
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:1
82`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:1
75`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:6
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 2:4
90`
2
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
88`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
65`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
28`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:0
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 3:1
90`
FA Cup 1989-1990
FA Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:0
90`
3
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 3:4
90`
3
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1988-1989
FA Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Sutton United
A
L 2:1
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 3:1
64`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:4
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 0:0
41`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
80`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
15`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
89`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 0:0
64`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:1
77`
1
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 1:1
120`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:0
90`
1
FA Cup 1987-1988
FA Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
32`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
W 0:1
90`
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Liverpool
Tue, 01 Jan, 1991
Coventry City
Liverpool
Tue, 01 Jan, 1991
Chelsea
Coventry City
Thu, 23 Jul, 1987
£750,000
Chelsea
Coventry City
Thu, 23 Jul, 1987
£750,000

Scotland, 5 caps
1988-89
19 October 1988 Scotland v Yugoslavia, 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 5, 1-1, substitute
22 December 1988 Italy v Scotland, Perugia, Friendly, 2-0, substitute
8 February 1989 Cyprus v Scotland, Limassol, 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 5, 2-3, replaced
26 April 1989 Scotland v Cyprus, Hampden Park, 1990 FIFA World Cup Group 5, 2-1, substitute
30 May 1989 Scotland v Chile, Hampden Park, Rous Cup, 2-0, replaced

5 previous caps with Chelsea (total 10 caps)